FENTONLABINDEPENDENT SOFTWARE STUDIO Follow the build
SOFTWARE BUILT WITH INTENTION MISSOURI, USA

Intelligent software.
Thoughtfully
engineered.

From governed AI to desktop companions with character, we build technology that puts people in control—and gives every interaction a little more life.

Human-led Security-minded Built with character
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GOVERNED INTELLIGENCE✳DESKTOP COMPANIONS✳HUMAN CONTROL✳INDEPENDENT ENGINEERING✳SOFTWARE WITH CHARACTER
01 WHAT WE'RE BUILDING

Made with purpose.
Built to feel different.

Three very different products in development. One approach: useful technology, deliberate engineering, and a clear understanding of who stays in control.

FLAGSHIP AI SYSTEMRESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

Lucy AIOS

Our governed AI operating-system project: designed around human oversight, evidence, and clearly defined execution boundaries.

Not available to buy, download or use yet

DESKTOP COMPANION / 01PRIVATE BETA PREPARATION

Glimwynn ✦

An expressive fox companion designed for an animated desktop presence, helpful interaction, and a world of its own.

Not publicly available · preparing a controlled, invitation-only private beta

DESKTOP COMPANION / 02IN DEVELOPMENT

Eyravon ↗

A watchful eagle companion with a calm, deliberate personality and its own independent identity.

Not available to buy, download or use yet

Nothing here is for sale yet. Every product shown is in development: none can be bought or publicly downloaded, and this site offers no trials, beta registration or access to Cloud Lucy. Glimwynn's controlled private beta is by invitation only. Anything that becomes available will be clearly marked as available.

02 THE COMPANION WORLD

A little world of wonder.

Explore a concept inspired by Glimwynn’s den and the Fenton Lab workshop. A small interactive glimpse of what companion software could feel like.

THE WORKSHOPCONCEPT DEMONSTRATION · NOT A LIVE AI COMPANION
Concept illustration: a lantern-lit den inside a hollow tree on a moonlit night, with a desk and two glowing screens

Concept demo · Not a live AI companion

WORLD PREVIEW / 001

Welcome to the forest den.

A calm, playful place imagined for Glimwynn. Select a glowing marker to explore the concept.

A PROTOTYPE EXPERIENCE
01 /Personality matters

Companions should be helpful, expressive, and meaningfully different from one another.

02 /Permissions stay clear

Features such as memory, file search, and microphone access are designed to require explicit user choices.

03 /Space to grow

Glimwynn, Eyravon, and future companions each get their own character and direction.

03 OUR PHILOSOPHY

The human stays
in charge.

We believe AI should be capable without being careless. That means clear boundaries, user choices, evidence for consequential actions, and software built to earn trust over time.

Follow our development journey
01

Governance before action

Human oversight and controlled execution are foundational design goals—not afterthoughts.

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02

Evidence over promises

Progress is tested, documented, and described honestly, including what's still unfinished.

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03

Personal by choice

Useful companions should respect individual permissions and the user's control over their experience.

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04 INSIDE THE WORKSHOP

There's more in the works.

Future companion concepts include Emberlyn, Tinkervane, and Nixialis—each envisioned with a distinct identity. They remain concepts while we work on the foundations.

See the companion collection
05 DEVELOPMENT STATUS

Where things stand.

An honest view of the next stage of Fenton Lab development. Each item says whether it is working and tested, still in progress, or planned.

  • Working and tested
  • In progress
  • Planned
DESKTOP COMPANIONPREPARING FOR CONTROLLED PRIVATE BETA

Glimwynn

We are preparing real-world testing of Glimwynn on independently installed Windows PCs. The next step is an owner-led rehearsal on Windows, followed by controlled testing with a small invited group. Glimwynn is not publicly available, and there is no public sign-up.

  1. Install
  2. Test
  3. Report
  4. Improve
  5. Update
  6. Retest
  • ✓ Working and tested: Local memory: chats and notes are stored on the user's own PC. If the user chooses an optional cloud AI provider, the conversation context sent with each message goes to that provider.
  • ✓ Working and tested: Privacy controls: files are read only with explicit permission, and saved data can be reviewed or deleted.
  • ✓ Working and tested: Optional AI providers: a local model, or a cloud provider using the user's own key. Glimwynn also works with no AI provider at all.
  • ◐ In progress: Verified update engineering: signed updates, checked before anything installs and installed only with the user's approval. Tested in isolated environments; real-world testing is next.
GLIMWYNN'S TOOLKITACTIVE DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION

Pocket Workshop

The Workshop gives companions practical instruments and devices, built so each one keeps its own permissions.

  • ◐ In progress: AI-resource instrumentation: context and activity gauges are built and tested, and say "unknown" when no measurement is available. Accuracy validation is ongoing, including after switching AI provider or model.
  • ◐ In progress: Independent permissions: today's Workshop instruments only display information, and source tests check that they contain no AI-service calls or file writes. Enforced, per-companion permissions are still in development. Each companion always needs its own consent.
  • ✓ Working and tested: Update compatibility: saved data and settings carried through verified updates in isolated tests.
  • ◐ In progress: Interactive diagnostic devices, beginning with the Mechanic's Diagnostic Device.
  • ◐ In progress: Animation and capability packs: a signed package format is built and tested in development, but not yet enabled in release builds.
  • ○ Planned: Future plugin integration.
INTEGRATIONSLOCAL PROTOTYPE VERIFIED

ChatGPT plugin integration

Fenton Lab's first integration built on the Model Context Protocol (MCP) connects toward Lucy Coding Studio.

  • ✓ Working and tested: Three read-only local MCP tools have passed initial tests.
  • ◐ In progress: Secure remote ChatGPT connectivity.
  • ◐ In progress: Governed Codex execution.

A local prototype only: it is not publicly available and is not yet connected to ChatGPT.

LONGER TERMARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING

Fenton Lab Ecosystem Manager

A planned central place for managing compatible Fenton Lab software: approved plugins, individual permissions, updates and connection status.

  • ○ Planned: Our independent products will share compatible infrastructure without automatically sharing conversations, personal memory or credentials.
  • ○ Planned: Each companion keeps its own identity and its own permissions.
  • ○ Planned: Lucy AIOS remains a separate governed system, not the central owner of every companion.

Planning only: no Ecosystem Manager software exists yet.

06 FROM THE BUILD LOG

Work in progress.

An independent studio is built one careful release gate at a time. Here's what we're focused on.

OCTOBER 2026 · COMPANIONS

Glimwynn prepares for private beta

Next: an owner-led rehearsal on Windows, then controlled testing with a small invited group, with a verified update in every test cycle.

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OCTOBER 2026 · INTEGRATIONS

First MCP integration passes local tests

Three read-only tools work locally. Secure remote connectivity is still in development.

02
OCTOBER 2026 · AI ENGINEERING

Governance remains central to Lucy

Testing controlled execution, deployment boundaries, and the difference between local and hosted systems.

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07 BE PART OF THE JOURNEY

Good things start
with curiosity.

We share honest progress as the work develops, and we welcome people who want to see independent software grow.

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